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FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Reviews

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A firewall solution that filters network traffic to protect organizations from external and internal threats.

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Pros:

The product is easy to use. The integration was easy.

Cons:

There is no such as negative points as per my point of view.

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service Software
4.3
Features
4.6
Value for Money
4.4

Likelihood to recommend

9.0/10

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall has an overall rating of 4.7 out 5 stars based on 38 user reviews on Capterra.

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Amey M.
Amey M.
Technology Analyst in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Best Firewall is FortiGate Firewall

5.0 2 weeks ago New

Pros:

FortiGate is the best firewall for the beginner, It is easy to understand and very Userfriendly UI.

Cons:

No complication as compared to other Next Generation Firewall.

Tony
VP IT in US
Banking, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Fortigate Firewalls are strong protection

4.0 9 months ago

Comments: Fortigate perform very well and provide very good protection compared with other devices.

Pros:

Fortiguard updates are excellent and the device is easy to use.

Cons:

Some models that are not EOL are not getting OS updates with no explanation. If the product is not EOL it should get updates no excuses! In 2023 some of thelocal services have had a number of nasty vulnerabilities, coding should be better and protection of local services should be enhanced.

Diego
CIO in Italy
Apparel & Fashion, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Good firewall

5.0 2 months ago New

Pros:

The capabilities and features are complete. The constant updates.

Cons:

The licesing cost for the features are high

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

FortiGate NGF is a good product alone but lacks a lot of functions

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I can't complain, it works well, the support is excellent and updates are easy to set up.

Pros:

It is easy to use, has a low learning curve, backups and restores are not complicated, the policy editor is great and it has a low profile on the DC.

Cons:

It's limited by default, you want more log analysis? Get another product from Fortinet, wish to manage mail? Well, that's another product. Other solutions offer better visibility of application stacks.

ismail
ismail
Consultant in Türkiye
Verified LinkedIn User
Business Supplies & Equipment, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

FortiGate Firewall Good but change price policy for client access!

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Around 4 years I am very happy. Bu due to changed price policy Fortigate, I will advise our customer chose other VPN software to work remotely.

Pros:

Very easy to implement and VPN client access was free up to 10 000 users.

Cons:

About upgrade the system, I mean upgrading the firmware by means online around one year, not success. The offline update was succeeded which was very disappointing.

Simone
Cybersecurity Analyst in Italy
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

FortiGate: the firewall that every system engineer should want to

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: I've been using FortiGate for 6 years now and compared to other vendors we had been working with for decades. We found this brand to be the best solution in terms of performance, security and ease of management. Please note: we often hear that FortiGate may be poor in the face of too many vulnerabilities being published. Maybe instead because other vendors keep it more under wraps? From my perspective, FortiGate has always been a transparent vendor. Think of it that in some cases even EoS appliances have been included within the vulnerability patching program.

Pros:

The strengths are the software with which it was developed and the hardware on which it was engineered. The combination of these two elements allows for simplified managament and proof of performance and security at high levels. Another valuable note is the documentation: well done.

Cons:

Service support is not always at levels like other top vendors.

Murali
Architect in Netherlands
Telecommunications, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Fortinet review

5.0 last week New

Comments: I have used this product for all years and the features it offers has been amazing

Pros:

Robustness of the product and the features that it offers. Simple to use with centralised management. ability to further virtualise and set boundries and scope.

Cons:

So far so good, but as an improvement logging could be improved.

Vishnu
Network Engineer in India
Computer & Network Security, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Best Security and UI

4.0 last year

Pros:

The best thing in Fortigate firewall is its ease of use. Even a beginner can easily handle its UI

Cons:

Need to improve the features inside logging and diagnosis.

Paul Henry
Paul Henry
Presales Engineer in Philippines
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A Great firewall to have

4.0 9 months ago

Pros:

I like the security features that it offers and the SDWAN feature that comes built-in out of the box without any additional license needed.

Cons:

There is no auto-arrangement of policies based on how specific a policy is.

Turan
IT Admin in Türkiye
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Fortigate NGFW : Next Generation Detective

5.0 last year

Comments: It has the best software and UTM devices on the market. It has an easy setup and administration panel. It has fast and powerful hardware. With hundreds of rules and tools it contains, it performs functions far above a standard protection. If updates are made frequently, your performance and security will also reduce the vulnerability to zero. Thanks to the hundreds of features included in the software, you can perform compression and end-to-end security without any problems.

Pros:

First of all, they have a very different structure from standard firewalls. Especially in a 500-user structure, the delays were due to the firewall's constant data control and applications to parse its content. Thanks to the developing Fortigate Next Generation Firewall systems, the internal structure and controls of the data are now controlled and analyzed much faster. Controls of data behavior and attacks are controlled faster, minimizing possible delays and performance losses.VPN control, IDS, IPS blocking, malicious content control, bandwidth application and control, content filtering can be managed from a single point in a single UTM device.

Cons:

The best Firewall in the market are UTM devices. In case of lack of configuration or making mistakes in the application, you will definitely experience problems. Therefore, I recommend that you make the recommended settings and configurations in the device setup.

Abdihamid
Abdihamid
Innovation & Development Officer in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Dairy, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Review

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: We are able to control the sites visited by our users and ensure that the staff are using most of their time doing what the business expects from them. By doing so we have ensured that no one visits sites that can pose a danger to our network and systems.

Pros:

You are able to integrate it with you Active Directory and create different group of users who can access different sites that is you can create a group who have access to Youtube and other Social media sites and create another group who have no access to thee sites but can access other sites. The product is easy to use. The integration was easy.

Cons:

It has alot of features and other we are still not using. All aspects of the product are easy to use. Integration with our business processes and systems were easy.

Doreen
Customer Service Advisor in Uganda
Telecommunications, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall review

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Network protection and data loss prevention.Secure VPN for remote working.

Pros:

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall is a great tool to use for remote working. It's secure VPN allow employee to have access to LAN based system even if they are not connected to the company's Local Area Network.The application detects malicious attacks like Viruses, ransomwares and malwares and take appropriate action to prevent data loss and network intrusion.

Cons:

At the moment there's no issue with FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall.

Moses
Team Leader in Uganda
Telecommunications, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall Review

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Data and network protection.

Pros:

It protect the network from malicious threats through it's strong VPN.

Cons:

The functionalities of Fortigate are likeable no issues at the moment.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Nice product for its value

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall it’s great firewall with lots of built-in functions and fair price.

Pros:

One of the good parts about this product is having almost all the features and capabilities of enterprise firewalls.

Cons:

I would say , honestly I can’t think about anything else for it.

Sandip
Inventory manager in India
Warehousing, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Advanced firewall to protect organization network

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: It not only protect your organization network from external threats but also helps to optimize bandwidth utilisation.

Pros:

1) It is most trusted firewall series which protects your organization network from malware attacks.2) With load balancing features you can utilise your all internet links fully.3) You can restrict web and application access to users or group of users easily.4) You can optimize your bandwidth with network policies and firewall rules.5) You can configure P2P interface with it.

Cons:

Appliances are quite costlier compared to others but features and security wise prices are fine.

Christian
IT Manager in Sweden
Broadcast Media, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Easy to use

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

The GUI is easy to use and the power you get in the FW is one of the best.Rich in features.

Cons:

Could be costly. But if you want the best...

Victoria
Digital Support Admin in Uganda
Telecommunications, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Fortigate Next-Generation Firewall.

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Malware detectionNetwork resorces protection.

Pros:

Fortigate Next Generation firewall provides a secure firewall which allows all employees to access Local Area Network based application even if they are away from the company premises.It has an antivirus and spam protecttion.It offers improved privacy and security from exposed services.

Cons:

There's no difficulty we are facing with this application.

Mark
IT Engineer in United Arab Emirates
Environmental Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Awesome Product

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: So far we didn't experience and difficulties on using it and our IT are at peace because of not only easy to use and manage, we are highly secured both inbound and outbound activities.

Pros:

What we like with the software? It is very easy to use and easy to mange. With the very good tech support behind that respond immediately on every queries we have.

Cons:

Nothing to like on this product. :-) Because it has everything we need for protecting our network.

Eric
Director of Information Security in US
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

More than just a firewall

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall, I can't say enough good things about the FortiGate. The documentation is from Fortinet is good enough that you can typically find instructions for whatever you're looking to enable or configure. Additionally, the SSP VPN has been more stable and reliable than our old VPN.

Pros:

We are making use of most of the FortiGate's features including the IPS, DNS Filter, Web Filter, DLP, and the SSL VPN. Fortinet offers good tools like the FortiAuthenticator and FortiClient EMS that integrate with the FortiGate.

Cons:

We have run into high memory usage and conserve mode a couple times. Sometimes Fortinet will release a new firmware, and once we upgrade, we will start running into memory leak issues.

Prashant
IT executive in India
Warehousing, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Most secured and reliable firewall for your organization

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: It is one of the best next generation firewall which protects your organization network and data from external threats.
It also helps to restrict web and application access for all users.
It's load balancing feature helps to use both primary and secondary links simultaneously and optimize bandwidth uses.

Pros:

1) It protect organization network and data from latest threats and malware attacks. 2) It helps to restrict web and application access as per requirement. 3) Its Load balancing feature helps to optimize primary and secondary link bandwidth and ensures zero down time. 4) Both links can be used simultaneously for better bandwidth utilisation. 5) Mac id based web and application access can be configured. 6) Category wise application access restriction can be configured. 7) Email alerts helps to identify problem quickly. 8) VPN tunnels can be configured using IPsec protocol 9) Emails and files filter can be configured using advanced features. 10) It provides Detailed reports on traffic, application and websites uses.

Cons:

We are using it since last 3 to 4 years and we didn't faced any single issue till date. So no point to dislike from our side.

Isaelm
network and communications analyst in Dominican Republic
Hospital & Health Care, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

One of the best firewall today

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I have it implemented in my corporate network, it is a very complete device, its functionalities and characteristics make it very complete. For me, it is the most complete on the market in terms of firewall.

Pros:

What I liked most about this software is the easy way to manage the equipment, as well as its compatibility with other brands that allow easy administration and excellent visibility of what is happening on a daily basis within my network. corporate

Cons:

I consider that this is one of the most complete, I do not see disadvantages or little functioning of these devices

Tayfun
Network Specialist in Türkiye
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

You can run multiple tasks on a single device.

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: As a result, you get a device with the highest price performance index. It is easy to access detailed information about the device with many users. You can also perform many tasks on the same device.

Pros:

The interface is simple and straightforward to use. Unlike other devices, it does not require much training.

Cons:

With its unique interface, you may have to review a lot of details. You have to be careful while configuring it.

Manuel
Information security manager in Dominican Republic
Health, Wellness & Fitness, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

excellent product like NGFW

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: I have had a good experience, I have been working on the product for 10 years and without a doubt this product has improved a lot, for that reason I am preparing for the ns4 exam, and we have had 60 installations of this product on different models

Pros:

what I like the most about this product is the interface and the easy improvement of the different functions

Cons:

I have had some bob in some versions and I have had to do an update.

Jeevan
Jeevan
Technology Engineer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Automotive, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

We can Create Secure infrastructure to implement NGFW

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall experience is good.

Pros:

I like below services on FortiGate and which it becomes better from others, 1. IPSec - We can connect multiple site to site. 2. SSL VPN - We can establish the connection between client computer to organization network through FortiGate firewall.

Cons:

There is no such as negative points as per my point of view.

PAUL
PAUL
Technical Director in South Africa
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

FortiGate is amazing as long as you know how to use it.

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: It is exceptional. For the enterprise space, there is nothing better.

Pros:

FortiGate is THE enterprise solution. It has all the features that you would possibly want and more.

Cons:

The price and the deployment. It is not a simple solution by any stretch. The price is worth it for the features, but if you are not at the level then rather look elsewhere.